Fantastic Apple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup shortening (crisco is good)
• 1 cup sugar (or more or less to suit taste)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 medium apples, peeled and finely chopped (or 5 small apples)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• 3 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan (this can also be made in an 11 x 7-inch baking pan).
• 4 in a mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar for a couple of minutes.
• 5 add in the eggs and vanilla or almond extract (if using); beat for about 5 minutes.
• 6 in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 7 add to creamed mixture alternating with sour cream.
• 8 fold in the apples.
• 9 spread the batter into prepared baking pan.
• 10 in a small bowl, combine the nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter.
• 11 sprinkle the nut mixture evenly over the batter.
• 12 bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the cake tests done.